Elmira, New York
Mark Twain's Grave
The little-known final resting place of one of America's greatest writers.
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Brooklyn, New York
Madagascar Institute
Risk arrest while partying to fund art.
New Paltz, New York
Huguenot Street
The oldest continuously inhabited street in America.
Honeoye Falls, New York
Fairy Houses of Mendon Ponds Park
An unassuming nature trail winds through dozens of tiny houses built for the wee people.
Bethel, New York
Woodstock Site
The dairy farm in upstate New York where nearly half a million people gathered for three days of peace and music in 1969.
Centerport, New York
Vanderbilt Museum
An eccentric playboy's astounding natural history collection.
Buffalo, New York
Blue Sky Mausoleum
This unique crypt designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his longtime friend was not completed in either man's lifetime.
Rochester, New York
The Table That Could Talk To The Dead
The Fox Sisters, America's leading mediums in the mid-19th century, possessed a table they claimed helped them "communicate" with the dead.
Highland, New York
Slabsides
The rustic think-space of famed naturalist John Burroughs stands exactly as he left it.
Niagara Falls, New York
Book Corner
Western New York's largest independent bookstore doubles as a historical repository of all things Niagara Falls.
Bronx, New York
Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto at St. Lucy's Church
Collect holy water from a Bronx grotto.
Speculator, New York
The Mini Route 66
The great American road trip, but smaller.
Ithaca, New York
The Sagan Planet Walk
Pluto is still considered a planet in Ithaca, New York.
Lake George, New York
Magic Forest
This throwback amusement park is home to rides and unique storybook figures from the past.
Hobart, New York
Hobart Book Village
This small Catskills village has six independent bookstores and more bookshops than restaurants.
Cooperstown, New York
Kingfisher Tower
A sewing machine tycoon built this miniature castle for the people and to beautify a lakeshore.
Hudson, New York
Olana
The Hudson River School comes alive at this palatial estate.
Rochester, New York
The George Eastman Museum
The home, museum, and death site of Kodak's influential founder.
Pawling, New York
Akin Free Library
The attic and basement house two museums stuffed with oddities like swallowed spoon handles and a shrunken head.
Oneida, New York
Cross Island Chapel
Possibly the smallest church in the world floats in the middle of a pond.
Rochester, New York
Susan B. Anthony's Grave
The gravestone of the suffragist leader attracted extra visitors during the 2016 election.
East Otto, New York
Griffis Sculpture Park
A collection of unique outdoor sculptures surounded by the beauty of nature.
Bronx, New York
Hall of Fame for Great Americans
The first "Hall of Fame" in America was designed by legendary Gilded Age architect Stanford White for what was then the NYU uptown campus.
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Rome, New York
Erie Canal Village
A historic recreation of the golden age of the Erie Canal, abandoned for some time, slowly being restored.
